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| answering machine |
a device connected to a telephone that records an incoming message from a caller when the telephone is not answered. |
| bingo |
a game of chance in which markers are placed on numbered squares on a card, in accordance with numbers chosen randomly and announced by a caller, and which is won by placing five such markers in a row. |
| hot line |
any telephone line allowing the caller to receive specific help or information, usu. of an urgent nature, from a service agency or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| square dance |
a lively dance in which couples form circles, squares, or other shapes and often execute steps or maneuvers as they are called out by the caller. |
| station-to-station |
designating a long-distance telephone call in which the caller is willing to talk with whomever answers. [1/3 definitions] |
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